Two weeks later

Ever since Lapis flew off after B.B. Opal and Peridot kissed, everything was in disarray. Amethyst heard that Lapis wanted to start the calendar scheduling again but Peridot refused because she wanted to see B.B. Opal again. So the last two weeks consisted of Peridot coming to the quartz gem begging her to convince Lapis and also telling her every last thing Lapis said.

"Peridot, why don't you just accept that not everything happens the way you want it to." Amethyst sighed as Peridot was clinging to her on the couch in the temple. "Maybe Lapis doesn't want to be B.B. with me, you just have to accept that."

"Well...I'm not going to date either of you!" Peridot confessed pulling away from Amethyst. "I'm sorry but when I went on that date with B.B. she made me feel strong feelings that I...didn't quite feel with either of you."

Ouch. Amethyst looked away in total silence. How could she not be enough for Peridot?

"I'm...sorry that I'm not good enough for you." Amethyst croaked on the verge of tears.

"I didn't mean it like that Amethyst. I really like both of you! It's when you're one gem that I have you both...but you're one being!" Peridot explained excitedly with her hand on Amethyst's shoulder. "I just don't want things to go back to the way they were. But I'm not going to make you two fuse if you don't want to."

Peridot got up off the couch and left. After a few moments Amethyst sighed again. She cared about Peridot so much that she was going to try and talk to Lapis about getting back together again.

Wow that sounded like we were in a relationship...which we're not!

Amethyst shapeshifted into a bird and flew into a hole in the barn and saw Lapis sitting in a corner with a million fly-aways in her hair facing her back to Amethyst. Amethyst changed back into her regular form and Lapis heard and turned around.

"You shouldn't be here." Lapis growled.

"Look at yourself Lapis! What's shutting me out going to do besides make you feel worse?" Amethyst asked. "Was it that you hated me so much that you had to leave Funland that day? Because that's fine! But Peridot really loved B.B. and-"

"That's not why."

"It isn't?" Amethyst said in surprise. Lapis nodded looking away from Amethyst. "Then why did you fly away?"

"I can't tell you, you can't know." Lapis said.

"It can't be worse than you hating me." Amethyst tried to assure Lapis but she looked back at the purple quartz angrily.

"It is! Somehow I've fallen in love with you!" Lapis confessed throwing her hands in the air. "I still love Peridot but somehow I felt a bond with you thanks to our stupid fusion!"

Lapis got up and sprouted her water wings and tried to fly out of the barn when Amethyst grabbed her foot.

"Let go!" Lapis cried.

"No! You can't keep running away from your problems!" Amethyst yelled and then spoke in a softer tone. "We're going to talk about this, it's not healthy to not talk about your feelings. I...I've been there."

Lapis looked back at her and her wings disappeared as she landed back on the wooden floor. Amethyst sat closer to her.

"During the fusion I kinda felt that way about you too." Amethyst admitted. "And I don't think it's a bad thing. Peridot loves B.B. so why not go nuts with it? She's dating her not...us, if that makes sense."

"Huh...well Peridot's spending the whole day with Stevonnie." Lapis explained with a twinkle in her eyes. "Do you wanna maybe...?"

Amethyst grabbed Lapis's face and pressed her lips against Lapis's lips. Amethyst moved her hands to Lapis's hips and lifted her skinny frame onto her lap with the two still kissing.

"So all we have to do is find something that they both like or have in common and they'll be sure to fuse again! Any ideas?"

"Um, they're both bitter." Stevonnie muttered looking off into the distance as they and Peridot were walking in a Walmart. "So maybe we buy them...a big bowl of salt."

"Are you two even paying attention?" Peridot asked. Stevonnie looked down at Peridot with one eyebrow raised.

"Two? It's just me Peridot." Stevonnie gave a faint smile and rubbed their fingers through Peridot's hair. Peridot suddenly felt concerned.

How long have they been fused?

"You should probably defuse now..." Peridot whispered.

"Hmm?"

"Um nothing, wanna go back to the barn?" Peridot asked. Stevonnie nodded and the two walked out of the store and eventually made their way back to the barn where they heard weird sounds.

"What in the name...oh great stars my eyes!" Peridot exclaimed when she saw Amethyst and Lapis going at it. Stevonnie shrieked and immediately defused before Steven made a run for the Temple with Connie following him shouting something about needing to call her Mom.

Lapis's eyes widened as she got off of Amethyst and their shapeshifted genitals disappeared. Peridot looked at them gawking.

"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh Peridot it wasn't what it...uh, looked like." Lapis stammered. "We both love you very much. We just kinda developed feelings from being fused-"

"This is perfect!" Peridot squealed. "If you two still like me but also like each other, you two won't mind being fused so I can be with B.B. Opal!"

"You're OK with this?" Amethyst gasped. She got up and hugged Peridot. "Okay, B.B. being around a lot will take the rest of the Crystal Gems some time to get used to but I think we can do it. Right Lapis?"

"Right." Lapis smirked as she rubbed her fingers through Amethyst's hair.

"Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Peridot hugged both of them and Amethyst and Lapis pulled away from the hug and performed a brief fusion dance before they formed into a ball of light and B.B. was standing before Peridot with a cocky grin.

"Missed me?"